Obituaries
Obituary: Joseph Oddo III, 75, Of North Haven
A teacher in Hamden Public Schools for 42 years, he was also the head baseball coach and an assistant football coach for several schools.
NORTH HAVEN, CT — (From North Haven Funeral Home): Joseph Oddo III, 75, of North Haven, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Yale New Haven Hospital/St. Raphael Campus. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Sabia Oddo, to whom he was married 3 weeks shy of 54 years. He was born in New Haven on November 13, 1946 and was the son of the late Joseph Oddo and Sophie Schwatz Oddo DeCarlo.
He worked as a teacher in Hamden Public Schools for 42 years and for the Frankson Fence Company for 53 years. He was also the head baseball coach for Hamden High School, the assistant football coach for Notre Dame (WH) High School, North Branford High School, East Haven High School and West Haven High School.
He was an avid sports fan, especially of his beloved NY Giants.
Father of Joseph James (Sandra) Oddo, Jon Nicholas (Lindsay) Oddo and Jason Paul (Larysa) Oddo. Beloved grandfather of Joseph Jr., Riannon, Adriana, Nathan, Calvin, Madden, and Milana. Also survived by his sister Judith (Robert) Ellis.
The visiting hours will be Tuesday, July 5 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Therese Church, 555 Middletown Avenue, North Haven on Wednesday morning July 6 at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929 or Hamden Fathers Baseball/Softball Association, 1585 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517.
For more information and to leave online condolences, visit North Haven Funeral Home here.
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